What do you do when you fail or are having a difficult time with something or don’t like something about yourself? Chances are like most people you criticise yourself and chastise yourself for not being able to do better or you force yourself to try harder to change and be someone else that you might

A few days ago I was inspired to clear my small vegetable patch with the help of my mother in law who was visiting at the time. Besides getting a mountain of cherry tomatoes, a few green peppers and a bunch of spinach I was left with a wonderful sense of accomplishment. After the short

Has something made you extremely angry recently? Was it because a mosquito was buzzing around as you tried to fall asleep or the next door neighbour’s lawn mower woke you up early on Sunday morning or maybe a loved one did something that got you into a rage? The emotion of anger can

I recently watched the movie Maleficent, a different version of the classic children’s fairy-tale Sleeping Beauty. The fairy Maleficent casts a spell on the new born princess, pronouncing that on her 16th birthday she would prick her finger on a spinning wheel and fall into a deep sleep. She could only be awakened by true

A profound lesson that a lovely old lady taught me in the middle of Alex Township A few months ago I found myself navigating the narrow potholed streets of Alex Township on my way to a community meeting in the middle of the informal settlement. Shacks stood precariously on the side of the road with

I celebrated a birthday supper with friends a few nights ago. The conversation turned to how they had adopted a kitten that had turned up on their doorstep early on New Year’s morning. As soon as they started talking about the newest addition to their family the couples faces both lit up. They smiled and